The airship created by the combination of modern technology and magic in this world is indeed extraordinary. We traveled directly from the east to the west continent and arrived at the fractured mountain range in the north in less than three hours.

From the airship, we could clearly see that the north of the east-west continent was filled with towering mountains, with the vast Forest Sea in between. The human settlements, on the other hand, were mostly plains, with some hills and mountains scattered throughout, but they paled in comparison to the high mountains of the fractured mountain range.

To completely avoid detection from people on the ground, our airship ascended to an altitude of ten thousand meters. Compared to the engines of the past, the magic engines were much quieter and couldn't be heard at all from the ground.

Soon, guided by the map, we reached the place called the Mado Peaks. It was at this moment that I realized why they had chosen this location. There was a platform at the top of the mountain that looked very unnatural and was perfect for landing.

"That place is actually an altar of our elven tribe," said Eli, the elf who was always looking towards the mountain, speaking to me in the language of the orcs.

This guy actually knew three languages, with only human language being a bit unfamiliar to him.

"Is it? Then you must be the priest of that place, right?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

Should I tell him I saw his title?

"Because you give off a beautiful and holy aura, so I guessed."

"Really...is that so."

Eli blushed and then smiled.

"Not at all, I just became a priest not long ago and was captured to be a slave. I haven't yet basked in the glory of the gods... No, perhaps it is because of the gods' favor that you came to save us."

No, no, you're thinking too much. We only saved you because we saw that you weren't human. And of course, because of our experience.

"Maybe, but you all should be careful. Don't get captured again."

"If that happens, please Mr. Fir come save me again."

"Don't say unlucky things like that."

I sighed.

"Yeah, here, take this. As long as you're captured, I'll come to your rescue whenever you call, without the need for this idiot."

Aliyah suddenly appeared next to us and placed a blue pendant in Eli's hand.

"Really, you're still in the mood to flirt with the elven girl at a time like this! You idiot, Fir!"

"Huh? I'm not."

"That's right! Big brother would never flirt with an elven girl! Having me is enough for him!"

Oyado also joined in.

"You're a big brother obsessor! It's none of your business!"

"What are you talking about, you tsundere! If you don't have the guts, just stay out of my way!"

"Huh? What did you say! Lately, you've been so arrogant!"

"So what if I am..."

I rubbed my forehead and stepped back silently, then turned and walked to the other side. Well, these two will definitely start teasing each other again. I've already gotten used to it.

Beside me, Eli seemed to have trouble understanding the content of their argument and stood beside them with a puzzled expression. Then he looked at me.

Don't look at me, I can't stop them either. There's no one on this ship who can stop them. Have you seen everyone else turn away?

I could already feel the airship slowly descending before they finished copying.

As the cabin door opened, a strong wind unique to the mountaintop rushed in.

To my surprise, the elves didn't seem afraid of the cold wind at all and walked out of the cabin in just a few steps.

The orcs followed closely behind.

I looked at the others behind me, everyone was huddled in place trembling, clearly freezing.

Only Bai Yueguang seemed unaffected by the cold and stood there watching us.

"It's so cold, big brother!"

Oyado hugged me from behind.

"Yeah..."

"I'm not afraid as long as I'm with big brother~"

"Ah ah ah!"

Meanwhile, a burst of fire suddenly appeared around Aliyah, driving away the cold air!

Aren't they afraid of setting the airship on fire?

Seriously, are there no other fire mages here?

"Activate the [Crimson Domain]!"

I reached forward with my hand and a red circle enveloped us, gradually raising the temperature of the entire space.

"Wow, you have such a convenient magic!"

Bai Yueguang exclaimed.

"Oh, fire magic. I rarely use it, so I almost forgot about this spell."

"Great, we've been saved."

Everyone sighed with relief.

As we disembarked from the airship, I noticed that my mana consumption rate had increased. It seemed that the temperature outside was even colder.

Although maintaining this magic required 20 mana per second, my mana regen was 18 per second, which meant I was still losing 2 mana per second.

"Ah! We're finally back! Thank you, humans!"

A lion-person stood on the altar and roared loudly.

"At this time, there are no elves at the altar, which avoids any misunderstandings."

Iri chuckled.

"Yeah, we hate trouble."

We couldn't help but agree with this.

"By the way..."

A catgirl asked, "Are you really only here to save us? Or do you have some other purpose? Sorry for doubting, but we'll ask when we're safely back."

"What are you thinking? Are you still questioning our intentions? Don't worry, we were just bored."

I smiled.

"Forget about our intentions."

"Wait a minute! Can I make a request?"

Ms. Mary's eyes gleamed green as she asked.

Oh no, what does this person want to do?

"A request? You saved us, so as long as it's not unreasonable, it's fine. But orcs and elves don't use large amounts of money like you humans, so..."

"No, no, no, I'm not interested in money. I just want to ask... Can I touch your ears?"

...

Ah, officer, there's a pervert here.

While I was self-deprecating, two notification sounds came at the same time.

Mission complete

Completed: Find the Shima Senbon

Received 5000 experience points

Gained emotion detection ability

Completed: Destroy the Gilded Auction

Received 10000 experience points

Orc favorability increased to friendly

Elf favorability increased to friendly

Level up LV36